Beef Gyro

Name: Beef Gyro
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 5 Servings
Ingredients: 🥛 2 (8 ounce) containers plain yogurt; 🥒 2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and diced; 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill; 🍋 ½ lemon, juiced; 🧄 3 cloves garlic, peeled; 🧂 Salt to taste; Ground black pepper to taste; 1 (1 pound) beef top sirloin steak, cut into thin strips; 5 pita bread rounds; 🍅 1 tomato, chopped; 🧅 ½ small onion, thinly sliced; 1 (4 ounce) package crumbled feta cheese; ½ cup shredded lettuce; 1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced ripe olives, drained

Cost $12.5, save $8

Source: Recommended by CookPal

15 Min
5 Servings
$12.5

Beef Gyro

Cost $12.5, save $8

Source: Recommended by CookPal

15 Min
5 Servings
$12.5

INGREDIENTS

Sauce
- 🥛 2 (8 ounce) containers plain yogurt
- 🥒 2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and diced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- 🍋 ½ lemon, juiced
- 🧄 3 cloves garlic, peeled
- 🧂 Salt to taste
- Ground black pepper to taste
Main filling
- 1 (1 pound) beef top sirloin steak, cut into thin strips
- 5 pita bread rounds
- 🍅 1 tomato, chopped
- 🧅 ½ small onion, thinly sliced
- 1 (4 ounce) package crumbled feta cheese
- ½ cup shredded lettuce
- 1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced ripe olives, drained

STEPS

Blend yogurt, cucumbers, 2 tablespoons olive oil, dill, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper in a blender until tzatziki sauce is evenly combined.

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir steak in the hot skillet until no longer pink, 5 to 10 minutes.

Layer 1/2 of each pita with steak, tomato, onion, feta cheese, lettuce, olives, and tzatziki sauce. Bring the edge of each pita over the filling and secure with a toothpick.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

497

Calories

29
Protein
42
Carbs
24
Fats

💡 For a lower calorie option, use low-fat yogurt and omit the feta cheese.Prepare the tzatziki sauce a day ahead for enhanced flavor.Warm the pita bread slightly before assembling for better texture.